Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.01/5.5 Frame privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.01/5.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Frame Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0092. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0/5.01/5.5 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A function in Internet Explorer 5.0 through 5.5 does not properly verify the domain of a frame within a browser window, which allows a remote attacker to read client files, aka a new variant of the "Frame Domain Verification" vulnerability.

The issue has been introduced in 06/02/1998. The weakness was disclosed 06/06/2000 as MS00-093 as confirmed bulletin (Technet). The advisory is shared for download at microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-0092. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 735 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Applying the patch MS00-093 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at microsoft.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6086), SecurityFocus (BID 2045†), OSVDB (7817†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4291†). The entries VDB-16469, VDB-16470 and VDB-16471 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: MS00-093

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07/03/2014 +3705 days 🔍
04/07/2017 +1009 days 🔍

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Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS00-093
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2001-0092 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0092
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16472
X-Force: 6086 - Microsoft Internet Explorer \
SecurityFocus: 2045
OSVDB: 7817 - Microsoft IE Frame Domain Validation Arbitrary File Access
Vulnerability Center: 4291 - [MS00-093] Microsoft Internet Explorer Variant of the Frame Domain Improper Verification, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 12:49
Updated: 04/07/2017 12:06
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:49 (52), 04/07/2017 12:06 (19)
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